Boulder County sends election certification letters, but secretary of state has not yet accepted results

Longmont Times-Call

Posted:
12/04/2012 10:59:56 AM MST

Updated:
12/04/2012 05:09:25 PM MST

Scott Gessler

The Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's Office on Tuesday announced that it is distributing notices of election certification to candidates, municipalities, special districts and others that coordinated with the county for the election. The Secretary of State's Office, however, said late Tuesday that it has not yet accepted the county's election results. The Secretary of State has until Wednesday to accept the county's results. Today, Secretary of State Scott Gessler will meet with residents in Boulder as part of his "election integrity listening tour," during which he is inviting suggestions for changes or improvemnents in future elections. The meeting will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Boulder Creek meeting room at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. in Boulder. Last week, on a 4-3 vote, Boulder County's canvass board refused to certify election results, citing what they believed to be irregularities in the way Boulder County counts its ballots. A letter from the board accompanied the results that were sent to Gessler's office. The office is reviewing that letter.